Did you ever finish a project and find you feel a little sad because you truly enjoyed the process of making it? That’s how I felt when I finished my Granny Square Scrapghan. I really loved every step of making it … except maybe weaving in the ends. Since I loved it so much … and still have a ton of yarn scraps left … I decided to start a new afghan. I’m switching it up this time with these little pretties and am here today to share this Cluster Burst Granny Square Pattern with you.

 Cluster Burst Granny Square Pattern

Here’s what you will need:

• a basket full of worsted weight yarn scraps (see note below)
• a second color of worsted weight yarn for Round 2 (optional)
• H / 5.0mm crochet hook
• scissors and a tapestry needle

Click here to reference Crochet Abbreviations. Gauge is not important for this pattern as long as the yarn weights are comparable within the project (see note below).

❤️ this pattern on Ravelry.

Note: Feel free to use different yarn weights from your stash … I use two strands of sock yarn or lighter-weight yarns and separate strands from chunkier yarns for consistent sizing.

Special Stitches:

Two double crochet cluster (2dc-cl): Yarn over, insert hook into the specified stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops on the hook, repeat once more (3 loops will be on the hook), yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on the hook.

Three double crochet cluster (3dc-cl): Yarn over, insert hook into the specified stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops on the hook, repeat 2 more times (4 loops will be on the hook), yarn over and pull through all 4 loops on the hook.

With CA, make a magic ring. (As an alternative to the magic ring method, you can chain 4 and join in the furthest ch from the hook to form a ring.)

Round 1: Ch 2, work 1 2dc-cl in ring, ch 2, *work 1 3dc-cl in ring, ch 2, repeat from * 6 more times, slip stitch to join and fasten off CA — 8 cluster stitches, 8 chain-spaces.

Round 2: Join CB in any ch-sp,  ch 2 (counts as hdc), work 1 hdc in same ch-sp, ch 1, *work [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in next space, ch 1, 2 hdc in next ch-sp, ch 1, rep from * twice more, work [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in last space, ch 1, sl st to join in the top of the first dc and fasten off CB (don’t forget to use the invisible join method for a seamless finish) — 24 double crochet stitches and 12 chain-spaces.

Stitch Diagram for the Cluster Burst Granny Square Pattern

And for my crochet friends who prefer following stitch diagrams instead, I put together this cluster burst square diagram. Click here to reference Crochet Stitch Symbols.

So let’s get busy and make a whole stack of these babies!

I know what you’re thinking … how are we going to attach all these blanket squares?!! I have you covered with this simple slip stitch join and how to lay them out to minimize lots of tails to weave in. Click here for my free tutorial.

I can’t wait to see all the pretty squares and color combinations you all come up with! Share your squares with me on Instagram or Facebook, or find another Scrapghan crochet project here.

Find your next Scrapghan crochet project

• Granny Hexagon Blanket
• Classic Granny Squares
• Crochet Afghan Patterns